ColorTool
Log in
#487FF6

#487ff6 ≈ Brandeis Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#487ff6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 49.8% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.73% cyan, 48.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 221.03°, with 90.63% saturation and 62.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brandeis Blue (#0070ff), ΔE 5.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3366ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #487ff6
  2. #f6bf48

Split complementary

  1. #487ff6
  2. #f66848
  3. #d6f648

Analogous

  1. #48d6f6
  2. #487ff6
  3. #6848f6

Triadic

  1. #487ff6
  2. #f6487f
  3. #7ff648

Tetradic

  1. #487ff6
  2. #bf48f6
  3. #f6bf48
  4. #7ff648

Square

  1. #487ff6
  2. #f648d6
  3. #f6bf48
  4. #48f668

Monochromatic

  1. #08379d
  2. #0b51e6
  3. #487ff6
  4. #91b2fa
  5. #dae5fd

Shades

#487ff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #487ff6
  2. #4172dd
  3. #3a66c5
  4. #3259ac
  5. #2b4c94
  6. #24407b
  7. #1d3362
  8. #16264a
  9. #0e1931
  10. #070d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#487ff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #487ff6
  2. #5a8cf7
  3. #6d99f8
  4. #7fa5f9
  5. #91b2fa
  6. #a4bffb
  7. #b6ccfb
  8. #c8d9fc
  9. #dae5fd
  10. #edf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#487ff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #487ff6
  2. #4e7fea
  3. #537fde
  4. #597fd3
  5. #5e7fc7
  6. #6480bb
  7. #6a80af
  8. #6f80a3
  9. #758098
  10. #7a808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7182bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b8dfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007df4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009baf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4188f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b7ef5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0091cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-487ff6 {
  color: #487ff6;
}
Background
.bg-487ff6 {
  background-color: #487ff6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-487ff6 {
  border: 2px solid #487ff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #487ff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 127 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 91% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-487ff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #487ff6, #6848f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-487ff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 127 246 / 0.35);
}

#0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.57 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.67 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.86 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.57 #b78009 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Brandeis Blue
#487ff6  rgb(72, 127, 246)  hsl(221, 91%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#f6bf48  rgb(246, 191, 72)  hsl(41, 91%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#f6487f  rgb(246, 72, 127)  hsl(341, 91%, 62%)  French Rose
#7ff648  rgb(127, 246, 72)  hsl(101, 91%, 62%)  Lawn Green